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"Farewell and Chorley, are two picturesque hamlets, within a mile of each other, and forming a parish of 179 inhabitants, and about 470 acres of land, lying on the eastern side of Cannock Chase, from two to three miles NW of Lichfield. The Marquis of Anglesey is the principal owner, and lord of the manor.
Chorley Hall, an ancient mansion on the western side of the parish, was taken down some years ago, and its site is now occupied by a farm house. John Foster, and James and Joel Smith, Esqs. have estates here, and the latter has a pleasant seat, called Chorley Place."
[From History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William White, Sheffield, 1851]

 

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Cemeteries

A transcript of the Monumental Inscriptions of the church of Farewell, St Bartholomew, has been published by the Birmingham & Midland SGH.

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Census

The population of Farewell parish was as follows:
1831 -- 200
1841 -- 179

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Churches

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Church History

"The Parish Church, St Bartholomew, was formerly conventual, and belonged to a priory of Benedictine Nuns, founded here in 1140, by Roger Clinton, bishop of Lichfield, who endowed it with the mill, and all the land lying between the brooks, called Chestals and Blackesiche. Henry II confirmed this grant, and added to it 40 acres of land, cleared from woods, in the forest of Cannock. Upon the suppression of the lesser religious houses, in 1527, this nunnery and its possessions were given to Lichfield, for the support of the choristers. In 1747, the old nunnery chapel was taken down, and in the south wall, three rows of coarse earthen vessels were found. The mouths of these vessels were laid towards the church, and covered with a thin coat of plaster. About 80 years ago the church, except the chancel, was rebuilt of brick. It was repaired and new roofed in 1848. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the Marquis of Anglesey, and incumbency of the Rev Edward Carte, BA, of Longton."
[From History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William White, Sheffield, 1851]

 

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Church Records

Church of England Registers
The parish register of the church of St Bartholomew commences in 1693. The original registers for the period 1693-1954 (Bapts), 1693-1971 (Mar) & 1693-1812 (Bur), (with gap 1744-56), and Banns for the period 1824-1946 are deposited at Staffordshire Record Office.
Bishops Transcripts, 1666-1867 (with many gaps) are deposited at Lichfield Record Office.

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Description & Travel

A transcription of the section on Farewell from A Topographical History of Staffordshire by William Pitt (1817)

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Gazetteers

The transcription of the section for Farewell from the Topographical Dictionary of England (1859)

The transcription of the section for Farewell from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

The transcription of the section for Farewell from the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK083117 (Lat/Lon: 52.70291, -1.878605), Farewell which are provided by:

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Poor Houses, Poor Law

Farewell parish became part of Lichfield Union following the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834.